High Net Worth Guide 2025 : Canada
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Provided by Blaney McMurtry LLP
Blaney McMurtry is well situated to assist clients through the pitfalls of will and trust planning, estate administration, planning for and, if necessary, managing through mental incapacity and all forms of contested estate matters. In an era of complex family arrangements, sensitivity to the dynamics of blended families and multi-generational family structures is essential and available.
Estate planning includes a wide range of wills, trusts, charitable donation plans, and cross-border considerations for clients who are either citizens elsewhere or have assets elsewhere or both. With the broad experience of our estate lawyers, we can assist in the often-complicated administration processes through the courts and financial institutions. Where international asset issues arise, Blaney McMurtry has access to a wide variety of legal expertise around the world through its affiliations.
Our private client team handles all forms of contested estate matters, including challenges to the validity of wills, support and other property claims, will interpretation matters, estate accounting and contested adult guardianship and power of attorney matters. In all such matters, court is an option but not the only option, and all forms of alternate dispute resolution are available. Blaney McMurtry’s lawyers can act as counsel in all mediation settings and various members of the firm are available to act as mediators to facilitate dispute resolutions.
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Blaney McMurtry is a full-service law firm. Its wills and estates team offers private client services. The firm has a particularly strong reputation for litigation work, and its trusts and estates litigation practice is well regarded.
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Blaney McMurtry are efficient in responses and very knowledgeable.
Blaney McMurtry are practical and very responsive.
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Margaret Rintoul is able to handle both contentious and non-contentious trust and estate matters.
Margaret is not only measured and knowledgeable, but she is never part of the problem; she is part of a measured solution, even on contentious points.
Margaret's advice is always succinct and up to date, in terms of the status of the law. She is very good at separating material from immaterial facts and giving quality advice.
If I could work with Margaret on all my files I would be happy. She is very responsive, knows her stuff, and is very good in court.
Aly Virani is an up-and-coming partner at Blaney McMurtry. He regularly advises high net worth clients on estate planning and administration, family trusts and tax planning.
Aly has a good mind for complexity. He can distil a case down to its parts and combines technical prowess with being an effective advocate. He writes and drafts very well.
Aly has a really good working area and very strong knowledge of the law. He comes up with creative solutions.
It's a sheer delight and a breath of fresh air to work with Aly. He simplifies all enquiries and explains things well in lay terms despite the complexities of the enquiries.
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